Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social-networking site Twitter. ...more

June 27, 2009

John Chase of Palm Harbor urges Congress to approve President Barack Obama's economic plan and beat up on bankers later. ...more

March 28, 2009

President Barack Obama says he cannot "govern out of anger" just because of public outrage over bonuses paid at financial institutions kept afloat by taxpayer dollars. ...more

March 23, 2009

Banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported net losses of $26.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008. ...more

March 22, 2009

At some point a person just has to believe things are getting better. For a lot of Americans, that's almost impossible, and with good reason. But there are flickering signs, and even a few non-partisan experts are saying there is a light at the end of the tunnel. ...more

March 20, 2009

America's recession "probably" will end this year if the government succeeds in bolstering the banking system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday in a rare television interview. ...more

March 16, 2009

It's always great to see the stock market come back from the dead. But I am deeply worried that our political system doesn't grasp how much our financial crisis can still undermine everything we want to be as a country. ...more

March 13, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Friday insisted it's not trying to take over two ailing financial institutions, even as stocks tumbled again. ...more

February 22, 2009

Former President Bill Clinton told legislators in his home state of Arkansas on Wednesday that he'd be shocked if it took more than two years for the nation's economy to rebound, and said he supports President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus package. ...more

February 18, 2009